You can play around with percentage of base for your flavor density preferences. Many may like it at 2.5/1.5/1/1/1% while I like it at 5/3/2/2/2 but 14% is pretty high for Flavourart. If you don't enjoy cardamom you might want to halve it and end up with something a little more custardy. This one does require steeping. I do 8 hours in the crock pot and a day or so to rest.